Trash truck crash on I-20 leaves driver injured, Columbia SC
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, authorities responded to a traffic collision on I-20 near Columbia involving a waste management truck. The driver was initially trapped but later freed by emergency crews using a Halligan bar. The driver was treated for back pain at the scene. Multiple agencies, including Richland County EMS, the Sheriff's Department, and Highway Patrol, assisted in managing the incident and traffic control.
Audio|Heard on: Lexington SC Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:37
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead.
00:02
I'm not sure if these are going to be one and the same.
00:04
We're getting reports of one at I-20 near mile marker 77, and also between 72 and 73.
00:12
Looks like both are reporting a trash truck.
00:17
All right, that copy.
00:18
Well.
00:21
Okay.
00:23
Central, this is Richmond.
00:24
Go ahead and add me.
00:25
Noted.
00:26
Hey, Battalion Five, this is Twelve.
00:28
What lane are you in right now?
00:33
We're in the number one, number two lanes.
00:38
All right, good copy, number one and two.
00:41
All right, all units, especially support companies.
00:44
We have confirmed entrapment of the driver.
00:51
The vehicle is upright on all fours.
00:53
It's a single cab flat front end.
00:58
Waste management type truck.
01:00
We cannot get the door open.
01:02
The driver is stable but complaining of back pain.
01:07
Copy Battalion Five, Engine Thirty Two, Ladder Fourteen just took the run on Simpson Road heading your way.
01:14
Battalion Rescue Three.
01:18
All units,
01:20
Richland County opened the door using a Halligan bar.
01:24
The door is open.
01:25
Cancel the entrapment response, Engine Twelve and other units continue in.
01:31
Rescue companies are clear to go up.
01:34
Rescue three available.
01:39
Rescue two is available.
01:43
I have rescue two clear.
01:45
Rescue one.
01:46
Rescue three or rescue one, if you're still close, have one of you come this way.
01:58
Chief, we're at Farrell and Park Lane.
02:04
I-20 Command Battalion 5.
02:07
We're coming down Farrow Road to reach I-20.
02:09
Should we go east or west?
02:13
It's eastbound near the NBC's.
02:16
Engine 14 is turning at Farrow Road.
02:19
We're behind Engine 12.
02:22
Roger that.
02:24
Dispatch, put 12 on scene reporting to command.
02:28
Copy that.
02:31
Engine 14 as well.
02:34
Command, engine 14.
02:37
Go ahead, engine 14.
02:41
Yeah, we're behind two chef trucks.
02:42
Do you still need us up there or what do you need?
02:46
As of now, just stage with your unit.
02:48
Just stage with your unit.
02:50
Copy.
02:56
Columbia Central, I-20 command.
03:00
Go ahead, I-20.
03:02
The patient is stable and no entrapment.
03:05
Richland County EMS supervisor is on scene handling patient care.
03:09
Two DOT shift units are helping block traffic lanes.
03:15
Richland County Sheriff's Department is assisting.
03:20
Come in, Rescue 3.
03:22
Rescue 3, you're clear to go up.
03:28
Central, show Highway Patrol and Richmond County EMS Unit 255 on scene as well.
03:36
Central copy.
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Location mentioned:
I-20, Columbia, SC
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